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BY EOSCIUS W. JUDSON, Esq. 



Fellow Citizens : — I give you joy 
on tliii return of this great occasion. 
Other days have claims to our notice and 
regard, and upon these each has his du- 
ties to perform and pleasures to enjoy. 
Hail ! All hail this festal day 1 Thousands 
of throi)bing hearts swell with thankful- 
ness and millions on millions of happy 
voices welcome the return of our Nation- 
al Anniversary. 

I see i)etore me thousands of eyes, 
sparkling with delight, and faces beam- 
ing witli joy and pride. Upon other 
days we may devote ourselves to party, 
secular or personal interests, but I thank 
. God there is one day in the year when 
■^ all can meet in unison — no contention — 
■^.^^ no strife, all in harmony and love, each 
• rejoicing in the proud title — American 
* Citizen. Behold the radiant sun in the 
^ heavens! How fair a type of the sun of 
« liberty ! Let us greet its genial rays with 
Y joy anil gratitude. Yes, the great day 
has come, our day of days the holiday 
for freedom, the jubilee for the world. 
No one can mistake the occasion — no 
one can be indifferent to the scenes pre- 
sented by the return of this day. All is 
joy and gladness, and I would that the 
pleasant sights that now greet my eye 
might be witnessed in every town, village 
and hamlet in our land. Then should I 
feel that our blessings w-ere appreciated, 
and that our Republic would be immor- 
tal. Yes, we are assembled on this 
bright and beautiful morning as equals — 
as a band of brothers to unite our willing 
voices in the general burst of joy now 
swelling the bosoms of twenty millions 
of freemen. 

No party animosities embitter us — no 
sectarian views divide us— no tri-colored 
emblem is seen in our midst: but with 
one heart and one mind, free as the air, 
we are here under the broad blue canopy 
of Heaven, with the stars and stripes wa- 
ving in the breeze, to honor the great 
day of redemption from feritish rule. 



Prom its creation the world had been 
plodding along for centuiics as best 
it might, all obscured in darkness — all 
surrounded by doubt. If any one knew 
his right«, duties and obligations, he did 
not successfully present and maintain 
them. 

It was reserved to the Patriots and Sa- 
ges of. olden times to break into this old 
order of things, and on the Fourtli of 
July '76, a new era was ushered upon an 
astonished world. Then, for the first 
time, was it stoutly asserted and boldly 
maintained, that man was a being that 
had certain rights and priviliges, and 
that he was quite capable ot governing 
himself. "It is fitting we should celebrale 
this great event that gave this blow to 
tyranny and oppresion. We do well to 
revere the memory of those brave men 
who came boldly forward, and asserted 
a doctrine that overthrew the favorite 
one that "Kings caa do no harm." No 
wonder that the startling truth caused 
kings to tremble, and nobles to quake 
with fear. 

Time will not allow of my tracing the 
history of our Country from its earliest 
existence — from the time when a few da- 
ring adventurers searched out this new 
continent of ours, or speak of their toils 
and sufferings, and thence advert to its 
history prior to tl)e day we commemo- 
rate. You have just listened to them 
drawn by a master pen. Neither will 
you expect me to present on this festive 
ocasion a detailed account of the early 
days of the Repul)lic — nor speak of the 
sufferings and privations and energy of 
our Fathere. I need not reherse in 
your hearing the scenes of the Revolu- 
tion. I shall not take you it imagination 
to the battle field of Lexington, where 
the first drop of American blood was 
shed for our liberties, nor to old Ticon- 
deroga, memorable in historic events, 
nor to Bunker Hill where our gallant 
soldiers poured out their blood like 



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water in defence of our rights, and where 
the lirave Warren gave his life to save 
his country. Neither shall I ask you to 
go with me to the memorable fields ot 
Bennington, Saratoga, Trenton or Ger- 
mantown. You have often listened to 
the recital of the stirring events of tliost 
days. Neither shall I allude to tht 
scenes connected with the second war ot 
1812. The gallant conduct of our noble 
soldiers on many a well fought field, 
plainly showed that they inherited the 
spirit of their Fathers. Those scenes 
are all fresh in your recollection. 

I shall endeavor to speak to you thi^ 
morning upon the blessings given us in 
our beloved America, her present position 
and future prospects. 

Where shall we find such a country as 
ours? I do not wish to cherish in any 
shape a spirit of national pride or glory. 
or to excite in others a feeling of disgust 
towards any other nation, but when I 
think of the part that this Continent has 
acted and v^ill continue to act in tht 
grand drama of the world, I can but bless 
God that I am a citizen of this liepub- 
lie Do we realize our position and ap- 
preciate thb many priviliges and bessings 
we enjoy ? 

From thirteen feeble Colonies we are 
grown to be thirty-four Sovereign States. 
Cast your eye over the length and breadth 
of our land. See the forests beuding be 
fore the woodman's axe — flocks and 
herds covering the plain and the waving 
liarvest spread over the fields betokening 
a rich reward for a summers industry.— 
Our Schools, Academies and Colleges 
opening their invaluable treasures to 
every son and daughter in our land — the 
Arts and Sciences encouraged, — Agricul- 
ture and Commerce promot(!d, — thepow 
er of thought and the liberty of speech 
left free as the air of heaven, each at 
liberty to pursue his own avocation un- 
disturbed, — to worlisip his God as his con 
science shall command, — the oppressed 
and downtrodden of all nations fleeing 
to us for shelter and i:)rotection. What 
ii glorious Country ! What a rich in- 
erihtance 1 Civil, literary and political 
How binding the obligation to transmit 
this precious boon to those who shall 
come after us. And, yet wonderful to 
relate, there are those wno wish to de- 
stroy all this goodly heritage, and sur- 
render all these blessings — to divide these 



States so long united and under which 
we have received so many benefits, to 
dissolve this glorious Union formed by 
our Fathers after so many years of toil 
suflering andssaciifice — this Union sealed 
with their blood. 

The secession monster thirty years ago, 
when in youth, showed his head for a 
short time, but it was so awful and hide- 
ous that it alarmed the whole country, 
and the nation then was just recovering 
from its second clash of arms, its second 
war for Independence, and the spirit of 
patriotism ran high and strong, and the 
recollection of the stirring events of the 
Revolution and tl;e war of 1813, fresh in 
the memory of all, would not allow this 
frightful fiend to go unheeded. More- 
over, the ship of State had at the helm 
a man of nerve and a true patriot; and, 
"Old Hickory" swore "by the Eternal" 
the monster should i)e crushed, and it 
was done. There is something remarka- 
ble in the fact that about the time the 
last Patriot of '76, had gone from us, 
treason sprung up in our midst. Men 
who had been reared and educated by 
our Government, who had been honored 
liy places of trust and profit, pi'oved to 
be nothing but black hearted traitors, 
seeking the destruction of that very Gov- 
ernment from which they had received 
so many blessings. Look at the black 
catalogue of crimes committed against 
our Government They jDlundered our 
Treasury, robbed our Arsenals, stole our 
Arms, sent our vessels of war to the ends 
of the earth, attacked our Forts, shot 
down our soldiers and citizens in cold 
blood, trampled in the dust our Father's 
flag, and sought by force of arms to 
destroy the best, the most benign Govern- 
ment the world ever saw, and, for what ? 
What had our Country done against any 
portion of its dominions ? What act 
of our Government had been unfair, un- 
just or oppressive towards any State or 
people and particularly towards the 
South. Let no one, my countrymen, lose 
sight of the principles involved in this 
struggle, this wicked, this terrible war, 
waged by Southern traitors. 

This is no dollar and cent war, no war 
originating on the spur of (he moment, 
it is not to resent some faur ied or real in- 
jury inflicted by individuals. It is meant 
for us, and long meditated by their lead- 



ers, and they seem to be terribly in ear- 
nest about this work of destructioa. 

Wlien the rebels on the ever memora- 
ble 13th day of April '61, fired upon old 
Fort Sampler, they made a direct attack 
upon our Government, shot down United 
States soldiers, and tore down and tram- 
pled in the dust the emblem of our 
Country. The war was an absolute ne- 
cessity on the part of our Government. 
We waged no war. The Southern trai- 
tors violated the Constitution, disregard- 
ed our laws, bid defiance to our Govern- 
ment, asd instituted a new government 
of their own. This was treason against 
the Government— treason of the deadliest 
kind. We au engaged in a civil war. 
We are fighting for tlie maintenance of 
the Constitution— the enforcement of the 
laws — the life of the Republic. This is 
all that is necessary we should know. 
We should not pause with our Govern- 
ment in this perilous condition, to en- 
quire who is responsible for this shedding 
of our best blood, or who were the per- 
pretators of the deed, but sallie forth man- 
fully at our Country's call for the protec- 
tion of the Union and the Constitution. 
If in the stillness of midnight I see the 
flames issuing from my neighbor's house, 
does it become, me to stand calmly by 
and witness the destruction of his prop- 
erty and vainly inquire by whose hand 
the match was applied, and with all 
possible dignity exclaim, let him who 
kindled the spark extinguish the flame ? 
Oh no ! If such were the case then just- 
ly should I merit the scorn and indigna- 
tion of all mankind. How freemen 
were aroused to action, and how wonder- 
fully they nerved themselves to defend 
that Government which had been pur- 
chased by the toil, sacrifice and suflerings 
of the patriots and heroes of '76. Oh ! 
how did they rush to arms and march to 
to the Capital of our Republic to defend 
it against the hosts of traitors, and most 
manfully bave they battled for our rights, 
and what a scene now presents itself all 
over the land 1 

Two mighty armies, throwing into in- 
significance all others that the world ever 
saw, oppose each other face to face. The 
patriotic East, the noble North, and the 
gallant West, pour out in vast numbeis, 
their best young men, while thousands 
flock eagerly around our nation's stantl- 
ard, ready to fight and to die, to show the 



world that there is at least one spot on 
this continent, where people can govern 
themselves. Our fathers passed through 
many trials and privations, to purchase 
the blessings we have long enjoyed, and 
our brave defenders now in the fielil, 
should receive the heartfelt gratitude of 
every patriot. 

We are witnessing wonderful events. 
These are times that try men's souls, 
and all nerve themselves for lieroic 
achievements. This is confined to no 
class. Toil, privation, suffering and loss 
of friends are well endured cheerfully 
for the good of our beloved country, 
even natural parental afl'ection is over- 
come to save our Republic. And on 
they go like true patriots, ready to defend 
the nation from the traitor's grasp. They 
know full well what may be their fate 
and each can adopt the language: — 

" Few— few shall part, where many meet 
The dust may be our winding sheet, 

And every "turf beneath our feet 
Hay be a soldicrfl sepulchre." 

No one need have any fears as to the 
final result of this struggle. 

The end I trust, is neither distant or 
uncertain. Let us summon the virtue of 
our people. We have men enough, and 
those too of the right kind. There are 
those scattered all over our goodly land 
who have hearts single to all that 
may be demanded in this hour of our 
Country's danger. What the nation wants 
now in every station is men, stern, strong 
hearted, irou-willed iren, because they 
are men and the men for the times in 
which we live. Men who know their 
rights and duties, and knowing them 
dare maintain them at any hazard. 
The people must take matters a little 
more into their own hands. 

We have more than five hundred 
thousand brave soldiers in the field, and 
if they are not sufficient to subdue this 
rebellion and punish traitors, five hun- 
dred thousand more stand ready at a 
moment's warning to go forth to battle, 
and to : Tictory, and if they are' not 
enough, and it is necessary, a million 
more will step forward in defence of 
the Republic. The decree has gone 
forth, the solemn vow is recorded above. 
'"The Union must and shall be pre- 
served." Need I point you to the signs 
of the times? The Union cause is pro- 
gressing finally. 



There is Port Royal and Beaufort, 
Forts Henry and Donelson, Columbus 
acd Macon, Pulaski, and Island No. 10., 
Corinth and Memphis, Nashville and 
Newbern, Roanoke and Williamsburgh, 
Norfolk and Fredericksburgh, Yorktown 
and New Orleans. All have fallen be- 
fore the invincible power and courage 
of the Union forces. The standard of 
freedom will soon wave triumphantly 
over the remnant and ruins of the Con- 
federate Capital. On each field where 
such valor has been* displayed, there 
should be a monument erected, tower- 
ing high toward Heaven, to point fu 
tare generations to the spot where sleep 
the ashes of the brave. 

The same scenes are enacted now that 
were witnessed in the Revolution. An 
old farmer had five sons in one of the 
battles, when it was over a friend said 
to him, " I have sad news for yon," 
"What is it ? " asked the old man, 
"Have mv sons run awav from the bat 
tie?" "No ! But one of them is kill- 
ed." "Bring him to me," said the old 
man. As the Father wiped the blood 
from the face of his dead son he exclaim 
ed, " This is the happiest day of my 
life to know that my five sons fought 
nobly for freedom, though one has fallen 
on the altar of his Country." 

This feeling is inherent in the bosom 
of every patriot. The child may for 
get its parent, the king may forsake his 
throne, the sun may fail to shine, but 
the true patriot never can forget his be- 
loved America, or cease to love the 
glorious old flag. With tearful eye and 
throbing heart we can all exclaim, 

" My heart strings ronnd thee ding, 
And memories o er thfC dwell, 
On field and deck thy wing, has been a free- 
man's shroud. 
Old Flag ! the storm still brave I 
And tr.iitors h'ave the spot, 
Wh le we've an arm to save 
Your rage shall harm it not." 

Each day brings us some good news, 
so-ne victory, something that lightens 
our heart. A little more than a year has 
indeed brought about great events in the 
history of our beloved country. At that 
time treason was gnawing the very vi- 
tals of our Republic, destitute of army 
and navy or any means of defence — the 
Treasury plundered— several States in 
op en insurrection who, with Southern im- 
petuosity and rattle snake venom were 



endeavoring by every art and means to 
destafoy our Government — treason and 
perjury polluting the Senate chamber. 
What see we now ? The rebels surround- 
ed on all sides by the determined bayo- 
nets of Northern freemen, with sure pros- 
pects of speedy and total annihilation 
without the least ray of hope unless they 
submit to the Government. Yes, the 
Government is vindicated. 

The enemy are ours. They may strug- 
gle but they are firmly bound, they may 
prayerfully appeal for foreign aid, but it 
comes not, and ruined — ruined may be 
appropriately inscribed upon the door 
posts of each rebel's dwelling. The mag- 
netic wires bend beneath their welcome 
burden, while thousands of voices ex- 
claim anot ler victory to the Union arms, 
and the gallant achievements of our ar- 
my arc echoed with bursts of rejoicing, 
in quick succession by twenty millions of . 
freemen. It matters not how crooked the 
stream,how difficult the navigation, bow 
many barriers are placed in our way, 
our gunboats push their way through, 
and spread death and destruction among 
the enemies of our country. 

It is true these many victories have not 
been achieved without the consequent 
disaster of an advancing army. The 
life blood of many of our fathers and 
sons has crimsoned the waters of a South- 
ern harbor, or bathed in blood the rocks 
of a Southern inland, or many a noble 
hero stricken with disease has found a 
last resting place beneath the sods of a 
hostile and rebellious State. We all 
have representatives in this vast array of 
freedom. Tne vacant places around 
your hearthstones plainly show that you 
too are represented there. Little did you 
think, oh mothers! that your sons whom 
you reared with so much tenderness and 
love were destined to become the cham- 
pions of liberty. A tear for those who 
fall ! peace be to their ashes! But be of 
good cheer, friends, the day of our re- 
demption draweth nigh; our government 
has been vindicated at the point of the 
bayonet,and at the cannon's mouth, and it 
will be maintained at any cost or sacri- 
fice ; the masses who have been fleceived 
and betrayed will return to their alle- 
giance, while the leaders will be hung as 
high as Haman. Never ! Never dispair 
of the Republic ! 

And in this struggle what a generous 



part. the patriotic ladies of our land 
are taking ! How much sacrifice they 
endure ! How hard and -4\ illingly they 
labor for the comfort of the noble men 
■who have gone out from us — par . of our- 
selves. Husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, 
all standing shoulder to shoulder for 
their beloved country. How their hearts 
are cheered and th<;ir hands strengthen- 
ed by the sympathy of a woman's heart, 
and the labor of her hands. God bless the 
noble, patriotic women of America ! They 
will receive the thanks of every lover of 
his country. Yes, and future generations 
"will rise up and call them blessed. 

Foremost among tlie many pleasant 
memories of our country's history upon 
which the christian patriot loves to 
dwell, is the fact that the arm of Jehova 
has ever encircled us as a nation, and His 
watchful eye has ever been upon us. The 
first Congress met in Carpenter's Hall, 
Philadelphia, in 1774, and was opened 
by an appeal for His guidance and friend- 
ship. The great and good Washington 
used often, in the solitude of the forest, 
with Ijended knee and heavy heart to lay 
his plans before His maker and seek His 
aid and direction. Trace our history 
from that time onward and what is the 
result ? Our prayers have been answer- 
ed, we have l)een greatly blessed and 
prospered. Who gave us the assistance 
of the rich and influential Hancock — the 
persevering and practical Franklin— the 
bold and aaringEtiian Allen— the dash 
ing and couragous Wayne and the gal- 
lant Marrion ? Who gave us the p'lre- 
minded and far-seeing chief of General 
George Washington ? — whose name shall 
live and be revered when empires crum- 
ble and thrones decay. Who was it. 
when things looked dark and dreary 
when trouble occupied the minds of our 
generals, and the first dangerous sypm- 
toms of discontent made their appear 
ance among the remnant of our army 
roused their drooping energies and gave 
the courage equal to the emergency, and 
made them battle successfully with the 
English hosts ? 

To all these qestiong there can be but 
one answer. The God of our fathers has 
done this ; He has cared for us as the 
eldest of his children. He has by his 
tenderness and love, enabled us from a 
feeble colony to become a great and 



mighty people, exaulted above all other 
nations of the earth ; and think you, fel- 
low citizens, that we shall be forsaken 
now ? that our national history is ended ? 
that her mission is complete ? that this 
child of so much care is to be strangled 
in its infancy ? that our sun of liberty is 
to set in blood ? I tell you nay, sirs. — 
Our country is but in its childhood. Her 
high and holy mission is just begun — its 
influence is felt all over the world, to be 
loved by patriots and f ared by tyrants. 
What a powerful influence our country 
has e.xerted ; what but this has stricken 
the chains of despotism, giving by a sin- 
gle l)low, freedom to half a hemisphere ? 
and it shall resist all foes from without 
and traitors within. It shall stand im- 
moveable, like the oak of the forest, re- 
sisting the winds and the storms, or like 
yonder flinty rock, whose proud peak de- 
fies the dashing of the tcmpetuous wave. 
We shall live and not die. Yes, our be- 
loved country shall survive the struggle 
and continue to occupy her proud posi- 
tion in the front ranks of civilization, as 
long as the world shall stand. We have 
had some sad, but many joyful days in 
our nation's history. 

The first battle o^ the American Revo- 
lution was fought on the 19th of April, 
1775, and as Adams and Jefffersnn stood 
upon a hill, overlooking the wonderful 
scene, and saw the British fire upon our 
men, and Harrington fatally wounded, 
(all into the arms of his wife, no wonder 
that the patriot Adams exclaimed, "Oh, 
what a glorious day for America." And 
after 8 long years of tod, sacrifice and suf- 
feiing, on the part of the patriots of the 
Revolution, and the last battle had been 
fought, and the last victory won on the 
ensanguined jjlains of Yorktown, what 
joy, and what gladness must have filled 
the bosoms of all, as the welcome tidings 
.sped from heart to heart, "Cornwallis ie 
taken, the war is over ." 

And when at last our independence 
was acknowledged, and peace, sweet 
peace smiled throughout our land, what 
a happy jubilee they must have had. 

And when in the war of 1812, the 
biilliant achievements of the hero, Jack- 
son, at New Orleans, gave the finishing 
blow to the war, how did the heart of 
t! e nation [eap for joy, and when with 
lightening speed, shall be carried to every 



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nook and corner of our land, the joyful 
news, "Richmond is ours, the rebellion is 
crushed !" what a thrill of joy will 
burst from every patriot's heart. 

Twenty-two years ago to day I had the 
honor of first addressing my fellow citi- 
zens upon an occasion like the present. — 
What progress, what changes, what im- 
provements have been made in our land. 

Our population has been increased 
about fifteen millions. By American ge- 
nius, the telegraph has been jJut in ope- 
ration nearly over our entire land. Rail- 
roads have connected the North, East, 
South and West. 

The five Presidents, Harrison, Jackson, 
Adams, Polk and Tyler have passedaway. 
Nine new States have been added to our 
number, and large territories acquired. — 
Clay, Webster, Wright, Douglas, and 
many more most eminent Statesmen all 
sleep in the grave. 

I would, that in the Providence of 
God, some old hero of '76 could have 
been spared to come up here to-day, and 
listen once more to the roar of cannon, 
the blast of the trumpet, the stirring 
rattle of the ' drum, and the shouts of 
freemen on this glorious Anniversary. — 
We can never forget their labors and 
hardships. A nation's benediction is 
their's. Few, alas ! too few, remain 
among us. 

I am happy to welcome here to day 
the soldiers of the war of 1812. We 
greet you as the defenders of our liber- 
ties, tile sharers in our second war for In- 
dependence. The blessings of a free 
people rest upon you. And you, young 
heroes, with smiling faces and bright 
prospects before you, treading on the up 
ward path to glory, following in the 
footsteps of your fat lers, and some of you 
bearing honorable wounds, received while 
defending your country from the gi'asp of 
traitors. What word of exhortation or 
encouragement can I speak to you ? My 
heart is filled to overflowing with admi- 
ration of your excellent qualities, and 
gratitude for your noble deeds. Stand 
firm, be strong, and your names will be 
respected and esteemed by future gene 
jations, as the saviorsof our Government 
from the hands of the spoiier. You shall 
be honored as the heroes of '62. 

It is fitting we should commemorate 
the glorious achievements of this day. — 
To us is committed a rich and invaluable 



inheritance, and ours is the part to trans- 
mit it, with all its blessings, to the latest 
posterity. " Other nations have fallen, 
and we still nre young ; our sun is but 
rising, while others is set." Each citizen 
of this Republic has duties to perform, 
according to the sphere in which he 
moves, and one of the most binding, as 
well as the most pleasant duties, is to see 
that the Republic receives no detriment 
at his hands — that we fall not out by the 
way — that no strife — no contention — no 
root of bitterness spring up by which 
the great principles of our Government 
shall be forgotten and our glory depart. 
Let us guard the Constitution and Union 
of these States as the palladium of our 
country's glory — the sheet anchor of our 
hope. Brand as a miscreant the man 
who would harbor the thought of the 
disunion of these States. 

Let the " slow, moving finger of scorn " 
be pointed at him until he blush with 
very shame. 

Let the never-erring, omnipotent voice 
of puulic opinion be heard like the mut- 
tering peals of Heaven's artillery, hurling 
anathemas upon the wretch who dares 
utter the first word of f'.isunion. 

"Dissolve ihe Union ; speak ye hills, 

Ye everlasting mountaius cr.v : 
Shriek oat ve streams and mingling rills, 

And ocean roar in agony ; 
Dead heroes ! leap fr im Glory's sod 
And shield the manor of your God." 

What ! my countrymen, has it come to 
this ? Destroy this sturdy tree of liberty 
with its thirty-four branches all pointing 
heavenward to the abode of those who 
cherished it in its infancy — if our saint- 
ed forefathers who reared it from a sin- 
gle bud, enriched it by their blood until 
it has grown great, and extended its 
branches and shade far and wide ! And 
fellow-citizens, it shall stand. The black 
clouds of treason which now hover ov'Cr 
it shall in vain discharge their thunders 
and ligntnings upon it. Arms of iron 
and hearts of steel support and defend 
it, and many a ueart-felt supplication as- 
cends to the great God of liberty for its 
preservation. Yes! it shall stand im- 
movable as the eternal principles at its 
base. 

He, who for any cause, or under any 
pretence would plot the destruction of 
oi;r Union, is not only a traitor to him- 
self, but a traitor to his country and a 
traitor to his God. 



Secession ! Disunion ! What heart- 
rending words! Sooner than see this 
fair iieritage of our Fatliers divided, and 
our America rent asunder, let the ocean 
wave become her sepulcher, and the orb 
of heaven forget where she exists ! 

Disunion! Before I would defile my 
lips or pollute my heart with such high- 
handed, heaven-daring treason, let this 
right hand be struck off as a cockade for 
the cap of a Nero, or a sign-board to 
point the way to my gibbet ! 

I will not presume to speak for others 
but I have no fears of the downfall of 
our Republic. Willi morality, industry 
and integrity on the part of the citizens 
of our laml it needs no prophetic spirit 
to foretell th it our glorious Union, found- 
ed by a W shington, a Jefl'erson and an 
Adams and cemented by the best blood 
of patriots and heroes is destined to con 
tinue, increase and grow great until the 
trump of the Archangel shall sound, and 
call tlie nations to judgment ; and that 
the last sight of earth that shall greet 
liis eye will be Freedom's banner wrap- 
ped in the flames of a dissolving world 

Then pointing to a beautiful flag at his 

right, Mr. Judson continued : 

" Oh. starry Jlag of Liberty 1 
Briglit bauuer of Ihe Free," 

Tyrants may hate thee and traitors be- 
tray, but thou blessed flag of our Fa- 
thers — thou shalt still live and shine on 
and on as long as liberty has a being 
upon earth — and freemen hate oppres- 
sion. Strong arms and brave hearts de- 
fend thee. 

" Wave on ! wave on ! thy shining stars shall 

gleam 
Where rebels hold their courts and foes convene, 
Traitor- shall quake and tremble at thy ^ight. 
And freemen's tons shall win this holy flgut. 

Yes I we love thee and will defend thee 
to the last. We love every thread and ev- 
ery fiber. Our fathers, in olden times, gave 
us this Veautiful banner of red, white 
and blue, and one star after another has 



wave, 



been added to its bright galaxy. Count 
their number — thirty-four— and let us all 
here to-day record one solemn vow in 
Heaven, that come what may, not a stripe 
shall be erased or a star dimmed while 
time shall remain. These perilous times, 
I trust, will soon be over. There is an 
abiding love for our country that can 
never be subdued or destroyed by trai- 
tors. Soou- soon I hope we can all say : 

" The good ship UnionV vojage is o'er 

At anchor care she swings, 
And loud and clear, with cheer on cheer, 

H'-r joyou-' welcome r ng-i. 
Hiirnih I hurrah ! It eh-ki-e the 

Ic thiiii4cr on the shore. 
One land ' le hea t, one hand, one flag. 

One nation evermore." 

Never! oh, never let us forget that this 
invaluable! ,i':y of Free Government is 
confided to oui care. It is too rich an 
inheritance ; it was purchased at a sacri- 
fice of too much blood and treasure to be 
parted with at any hazard. A monument 
of itself, standing out in bold relief, it 
has stood the strife and tumult of years. 
The hopes of the patriot, the an.Kieties of 
the philanthropist — aye, sir, the prayers 
of the christian, too, are centered on this 
asylum and resting place of liberty. — 
With such pillars to support our national 
edifice, may we not exult in the hope, 
that to the end of time, new triumphs 
will be witnessed to the march of freedom 
in our land, until the whole civilized 
world shall feel its happyfyi.ig influence, 
and acknowledge its mild and general 
sway. 

Events are now daily transpiring, 
fraught with momentuous consequences 
to the rights and in' rests of our beloved 
country. Let us all be alive to the spirit 
of the hour, and prove ourselves equal to 
the task before us. Let every patriot be 
true to himself, to the Constitution, and 
to the Union, and be ready and willing 
to preserve and sustain them,even though 
he should sacrifice his all to accomplish 
80 noble a purpose. 



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